SAIDI
491 min per year
Mean outage duration per year (2023)
What This Utility Data Tells You
Pennsylvania Electric Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Pennsylvania under EIA identifier 14711. It reports service to approximately 468,680 customer accounts and generated about $0.82 billion in annual electric revenue. As an investor-owned utility, it operates under state public utility commission oversight that reviews rate cases and reliability performance.
In 2023, the average Pennsylvania Electric Co customer experienced 491.1 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that falls inside the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, in line with what most U.S. distribution utilities report. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 2.05 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Strip out major event days (hurricanes, ice storms) and SAIDI falls to 230.1 minutes; the difference from the headline 491.1 shows how much of the outage total came from weather rather than everyday grid issues.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Pennsylvania Electric Co's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI climbed from 322.9 to 491.1 minutes over that window, a shift that can point to worsening weather exposure or delayed grid modernization.
SAIFI
2.05 interruptions/yr
Events per customer (2023)
Customers
468,680
Pennsylvania service territory
SAIDI vs. National Average (180 min) 100.0%
491 minutes per customer per year
Minutes without power per year (2023)
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 322.9 | 200.0 | 1.909 | 579,765 |
| 2021 | 353.8 | 254.3 | 2.167 | 580,180 |
| 2022 | 400.3 | 257.4 | 2.041 | 579,537 |
| 2023 | 491.1 | 230.1 | 2.048 | 585,139 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Pennsylvania Electric Co?
Pennsylvania Electric Co had a SAIDI of 491.1 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 230.1 minutes excluding them (the industry-standard measure of routine reliability, so the gap traces back to a major storm that year, not a chronic issue). Excluding major weather events, this is near the national average.
What type of utility is Pennsylvania Electric Co?
Pennsylvania Electric Co is classified as a IOU serving Pennsylvania.
How many customers does Pennsylvania Electric Co serve?
Pennsylvania Electric Co serves approximately 468,680 customers in Pennsylvania.
How has Pennsylvania Electric Co's reliability changed over time?
Pennsylvania Electric Co has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has remained relatively stable over this period. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- IOU
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Customers
- 468,680
- Annual Revenue
- $0.82B
- EIA ID
- 14711
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer.
Every figure on PlainUtility is rendered directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form 861 reliability data, no number is typed in by an editor. This utility's SAIDI/SAIFI figures are rendered directly from EIA Form 861 reliability files. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2020-2023.